Evaluation of dental care coverage in the State Military Police in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

This study seeks to evaluate dental care coverage in the State Military Police in Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil, from 2002 to 2004, estimating potential and real coverage rates. A single descriptive study was performed. Calculations were made of potential coverage rates considering hourly workloads...

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Published in:Cadernos de saúde pública 2008-02, Vol.24 (2), p.295-302
Main Authors: Ribeiro-Sobrinho, Clóvis, Souza, Luís Eugênio Portela Fernandes de, Chaves, Sônia Cristina Lima
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Brazil
Dental Health Services - supply & distribution
Dentists - supply & distribution
Humans
Occupational Dentistry - statistics & numerical data
Police - statistics & numerical data
Workforce
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Summary:This study seeks to evaluate dental care coverage in the State Military Police in Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil, from 2002 to 2004, estimating potential and real coverage rates. A single descriptive study was performed. Calculations were made of potential coverage rates considering hourly workloads of staff dentists and the real rates resulting from actual outpatient treatment. Potential human resources coverage was adequate (1 dentist per 1,618 policemen), while the real coverage rate was considered below the standard proposed by the Brazilian Ministry of Health (0.39 procedures per policeman per year). The low real coverage rate could be related to low productivity, the reasons for which should be investigated in greater depth in future studies, and might include organizational problems and lack of a management system to improve the quality of professional practice, with specifically defined targets.
ISSN:0102-311X
DOI:10.1590/S0102-311X2008000200008